Rebirth 78: Hunting for Treasure in the Mountains, Spoiling My Wife and Daughter to the Heavens

"Reasoning? What is reasoning? Combating capitalism is reason! Your logic is fallacious! What you're doing is utterly absurd!"

"They call the landlords to act! They call the capitalists to act!! They're all troublemakers! They're all troublemakers!!"

Secretary Wang, who had already been driven mad by Shu Ruizhi, was now truly panicked.

He grabbed a megaphone and shouted out his innermost thoughts.

But this shout had a significant impact, alerting not only the women but also other villagers who were buying and selling goods at the farmers' market.

What do they know about leaders?

Do they even know what an official is?

The highest-ranking official they had ever met was the village chief.

But they knew that Lu Weiguo, who was helping them, was definitely not wrong.

If it weren't for Lu Weiguo setting up this farmers' market, their mountain produce and handicrafts would only be bought up at low prices by the supply and marketing cooperative.

Those cattle and sheep could only be sold to the commune at the price of planned products!

But now, the buying and selling prices have more than doubled.

You can buy grain here for less than at the supply and marketing cooperative.

A farmers' market supports not only the economy of one village, but also the entire population of that village.

Rather, it's the resources available to the surrounding villages and towns to get through the winter!

These days, every family only gets to eat meat once a year during the Lunar New Year.

Every household has to beg and plead to get even a little bit of oil or pork fat!

But now, you can just buy it at the farmers' market.

No need to spend two days queuing in the county town.

There's no need to go through the official procedures at the commune that take four or five days to complete!

Everything was done with a single click at Lu Weiguo's acquisition station!

All the official procedures were completed with the help of the village branch of Fendou Village!

This is true help for these poor, illiterate farmers.

"You're the capitalist! What kind of leader are you?! Why should we listen to you?!"

"We've only had a few good days, how come things are so tough now? Are you even human?!"

"Oh dear, these corrupt officials are harming people! They even call us troublemakers, saying that without us farming, you wouldn't even have shit to eat."

"Where did that dung beetle come from, spewing nonsense all you know how to do!"

"Look at him, all dressed up like a proper man, even his leather shoes are dazzling. If he's so capable, why don't you come down and farm the land yourself!"

"..."

Just as these farmers were pointing their fingers at Secretary Wang and cursing him.

Zhao Kaishan and several young people from the newspaper were mostly at the back.

Pointing to the farmers who were shouting, he said, "Quickly write it down! Write down everything they said! Remember! What you need to record are the most honest and simple thoughts of the farmers!"

What the people want to hear is what's on everyone's mind.

Several newspaper reporters frantically scribbled in their notebooks.

"Who are you! You are the voice of the people! You are the eyes of the people! You represent the people, and you record their most urgent demands!"

The reporter, who was initially terrified, was now on edge.

Encouraged by Zhao Kaishan, he practically transformed into a contemporary literary giant.

It even began to incorporate artistic embellishments.

Of course, some of the more artistic aspects of motherhood are automatically overlooked.

Regardless of the era, insults and derogatory remarks about one's parents should never appear in official documents.

A vacant lot behind the cattle shed at the farmers' market.

Lu Weiguo helped Uncle Niu milk the cow.

Kong Lihua, standing to the side, adjusted her glasses and said apologetically, "Brother Weiguo, you asked me to relay too many things, and I didn't remember some of them. By the time they got to them, they turned into insults. I'm sorry."

"What's the big deal? Let me tell you, everyone lives by their own ideas. It's like milking a cow. We're just milkers. What's actually squeezed out is what's inside the cow's own belly."

Lu Weiguo looked up at the village branch and finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Looking back on this journey, it has been incredibly bumpy.

From the first time he received Zhao Jiahuan's call, he knew what the father and son were hiding.

He had planned to return immediately, but secretly called Kong Lihua.

After all, he was the only one in the reform and opening-up office who actually did the work.

Almost all documents related to the reform and opening up passed through her hands.

He gleaned the problem from just a few words.

Of course, he hadn't expected so many people to cause him trouble.

However, whenever someone came looking for trouble, Kong Lihua would immediately inform him.

When the notice that the municipal party committee leaders were coming to inspect the area came down, he happened to get off the train in the provincial capital.

Last time I came, I was picked up and dropped off by a driver.

To go back, I'll have to buy the ticket myself.

However, if the municipal leaders want to cause trouble, he still needs to make preparations in advance.

He had thought of everything in advance, from the houses he built and the policy of distributing land to individual households to the procedures for the farmers' market.

As for who they contacted...

The orders weren't even delivered to our door by the orders themselves!

The policewoman who came to pick him up as soon as he got off the train, after some persuasion, took him directly to see her elderly father.

The reform process in Danjiang County has been reported to have been discussed at a provincial-level meeting.

Shan Fu, who was in charge of foreign economic affairs, gained a deeper understanding of Lu Weiguo's thoughts.

There are also some ideas regarding foreign exchange work.

Some even wanted to poach Lu Weiguo to work in the provincial capital.

As for that little bit of paperwork...

When it comes to talented people, it's just a matter of stamping a document before drinking.

Originally hailed as a hero for saving lives, Lu Weiguo refused all the accolades.

What I got in return was a backpack full of heavy documents.

The kiss between the two benefactors when saying goodbye to Shan Ziqing.

"Brother Lu, I really admire you. It's like you know everything and have prepared everything." Kong Lihua was truly impressed this time.

She originally thought that Lu Weiguo was Zhao Jiahuan's mistress.

I never imagined that I could surpass him so much in both work and thought.

"Hey, if someone's been plotting against you, you can guess what your weaknesses are. Let's not talk about that. By the way, hasn't Meng Fanjiao reported for duty yet?"

"No, I remember you asked me to prepare all the paperwork before you left, but she never came. I went to the steel rolling mill to look for her once, but it seemed like she encountered some problems."

"Report back to the department only after the problem is resolved."

Kong Lihua recalled for a moment and said.

"Problems? The steel mill is in such a bad state, what problems could there be? We still don't have enough of our own people. Go back and find her later, tell her to come and report for duty right away. Is she slacking off by being so slow and indecisive?"

Lu Weiguo thought for a moment and then said.

These few oddballs and deformed children, if you want to find fault with him, go ask that scoundrel of yours for a reward.

This practice was thoroughly exploited within later systems.

The way things were handled within the system in later generations was truly ingenious!

But Zhang Dexing's cousin insisted on coming over in person.

Investigating someone who is considered a high-ranking official in charge of a region would be a piece of cake.

Don't even mention Zhao Kaishan's boasting that he could protect him.

If Zhang Dexing's cousin really pushes him too far...

Zhao Kaishan won't even be able to keep his official position!

He wasn't afraid of his own problems, but he was afraid of that stupid Liu Dazhuang being found.